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Here's the storyline of the hold (in case if you haven't seen the description):
Beethro was walking across the High Path, delivering a package to the Kingdom of Minerina. However, he had to pass through the Confusing Puzzles Building because the main path to Minerina was blocked.

What can you find in the hold?
In this hold, you can find several easy-medium puzzles. This hold consists of several levels, and is fairly linear.

Hold Credits:
It is available in the hold file, and is in the very first room you visit.

Neather2
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This might not be an hold that will change the history of DROD or become a symbol of architecture, but certainly this is the kind of hold that I would never, never get bored to play. The easiness of the puzzles and the variety of the ideas in the levels take part in creating a extraordinarily enjoyable hold, that is exactly the most important thing an Architect should always look for and try to achieve.

So, I'll give this hold 3.5 brains and 8 for fun.

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Conspiracy, my new hold, has just been released.

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[Last edited by Neather2 at 06-28-2012 06:07 AM]

Dischorran
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This is quite a rarity: a not-too-difficult hold that has excellent craftsmanship! Levels are themed by TCB element and are well laid out and varied, with only a few rooms bordering on tedium. I particularly liked the conquer token use in Briar:3E.

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adS
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Congratulations.
This is a very nice hold, indeed.

I don't think the difficulty is as low as 3.5 - I'll give it a 4.5 and a rating of 8.


This is an ideal hold for players who know the basic tricks - as I do
I think it is too difficult for beginners.

@fre3d: Your turn


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adS
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Addendum:

Optimizing rooms in this hold is really fun - sometimes frustrating.

fre3d will know what I mean

adS

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fre3d
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adS wrote:
Addendum:

Optimizing rooms in this hold is really fun - sometimes frustrating.

fre3d will know what I mean

adS

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larrymurk
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Thanks, nice hold!

Average difficulty hold, fun to play.

I really like the original use of the conquer tokens to mark tiles the player must NOT step on (BGA-3E).

I also really liked the secret room where one must guide 2 mimics through similar mazes. Nicely done.!

OneMoreNameless
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The hold is polished and the puzzles are well designed, but it's worth noting that they aren't that varied. There's a lot of mimic manipulation and taking specific steps around mini-hordes, but I don't recall any real lynchpins or planning/setup styled puzzles. Four of the levels have explicit themes, but then rooms centred around those elements show up on other floors anyway.

The collection's a bit lopsided and haphazard, but the individual puzzles are quite enjoyable if you're looking for straightforward puzzles.